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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between En Route (ranked 5212 p4p, 3588 weight class) and Gordon Masten (ranked 301 p4p, 250 weight class). Gordon Masten is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 12 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, En Route!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gordon Masten!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Daniel Cesar and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Route misses with a low kick.
Masten wants to land a leg kick but Route is out of range.
Masten takes a swing at Route's ribcage but misses.
Masten throws a nice inside leg kick.
Masten misses with a body shot.
Route throws a leg kick
and Masten counters with a thumping low kick.
Masten moves out of range of the body kick from Route.
Masten looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Route throws a low kick but Masten moves out of range easily.
Route misses with an uppercut
and Masten counters with a straight right hand.
Masten throws a low kick but it's checked well by Route.
Masten gets in close and instigates a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Masten blocks a body shot from Route.
Masten blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Masten misses with a punch on the inside.
Masten looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Still in the clinch, Masten scores with a nice short uppercut.
Route has a couple of punches blocked by Masten.
Route working aggressively here.
Masten blocks a body shot from Route.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Masten pushes Route back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Masten's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Masten working aggressively here.
Route blocks an uppercut.
Masten tries a body shot but Route blocks it.
Masten fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Masten blocking some punches.
Route lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short uppercut from Masten.
Good body shot from Route.
Masten tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Route lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Masten backwards.
Masten lands a body punch in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Route.
Masten can't find room to land a body shot as Route controls the action.
Route has a couple of punches blocked by Masten.
Route misses with a punch to the body.
Route has a couple of punches blocked by Masten.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Route lands a body shot in the clinch.
Route blocks a body shot from Masten.
Route blocks a body shot from Masten.
A shot in the inside from Route.
Route tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Route's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Masten lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Masten missing with knees to the body.
Masten landing knees to the body.
Masten prevents a body shot from Route.
Masten lands a body punch in the clinch.
Masten trying to land knees to the body.
Route lands a nice uppercut.
Masten throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Routes head.
Route blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Masten softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Masten blocks an uppercut.
Route swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Masten working aggressively here.
Masten softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Masten trying to land knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Route lands a shoulder strike.
Masten has a couple of punches blocked by Route.
Masten missing with knees to the body.
Route lands a body shot in the clinch.
Route misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gordon Masten dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A bone on bone clash there as Route blocks the leg kick.
Route checks a low kick from Masten.
Masten throws a hook but Route avoids it easily.
Masten avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Masten misses with a hook. Route ducked under it nicely.
Masten uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Route.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Masten! But no joy.
Masten ducks under a wild hook from Route.
Route misses with a head kick.
Masten lands with a nice body kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Route checks a leg kick.
Gordon Masten seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Masten misses with a leg kick
enabling Route to counter with a crisp jab.
Masten has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Masten connects with a solid leg kick.
Route tries to clinch up.
Route stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Masten.
Masten wants to clinch.
Route swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Masten forces Route back against the ropes and clinches.
Masten's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Masten misses with the head strike.
Route blocks an uppercut.
Masten scores with a hook to the body.
Gordon Masten seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Masten throws a punch but it's blocked by Route.
Route tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Masten's elbow.
Route lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Route lands a left hand that snaps the head of Masten backwards.
Masten misses with a hook from the clinch.
Masten lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Route softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Route stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Masten lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Masten lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Route.
Masten misses with some punches.
Route swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Masten tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Route tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Masten's elbow.
Route tries to work over Masten's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A nice right hand lands inside from Route.
Route blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Route.
Masten softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Route misses with a punch to the body.
Route presses Masten against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Masten.
Route misses with a body punch.
Route blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Route.
Masten tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Masten fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Route scores with a nice short uppercut.
Masten misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Masten fails to land.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Gordon Masten will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Masten tries to keep at a distance but Route has taken the fight into the clinch.
En Route has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Route blocks a body shot from Masten.
Masten has a couple of punches blocked by Route.
Route blocking some punches.
Route misses with an elbow strike.
Route on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Masten struggles to land a body shot inside as Route controls his hands.
Route blocks an uppercut.
Route lands a hook that snaps the head of Masten backwards.
Route lands with a left to the head.
Route throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mastens head.
Masten swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Route lands an uppercut.
Route lands a hook to the side of the head.
Masten misses with some punches.
Route working aggressively here.
A right hook to the body lands for Route.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Masten trying to land knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Route fails to land.
Route presses Masten against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Route working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Masten tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Route avoids it.
Masten makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Masten misses with a short punch on the inside.
Masten blocks the elbow strike.
Masten misses with a short punch on the inside.
Masten lands a knee to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Route.
Route fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Route lands a left hand.
Route scores with a shot to the side of Masten's head.
Masten misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Masten.
Masten swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Route goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Route.
Route misses with a hook to the ribs.
Masten misses with a short punch on the inside.
A body shot lands from Route.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Route throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Masten tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Route avoids it.
Route blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Masten lands with a light punch inside.
Route misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Masten blocks an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Masten creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Route scores with a nice hook to the head.
Masten misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Route.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Route.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Masten.
A short left from Route.
A body shot lands from Masten.
Route blocks an uppercut.
A hook to the body from Masten.
A head punch on the inside from Route fails to land.
A left hand lands to the body for Route.
Masten gets through Route's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Route blocks a body shot from Masten.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Route lands with a light punch inside.
Good body shot from Route.
Route lands a body punch.
Masten takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Route blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Masten trying to land knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
En Route showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Masten has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 28:29
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Gordon Masten!
After winning the bout, Gordon Masten thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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energy
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RATING
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